How to Say “Copper” in Spanish

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cobre
/ˈkobɾe/masculine
The English word 'copper' is cobre in Spanish.
cobre is a masculine noun referring to the reddish-brown metallic chemical element with the atomic number 29, or the metal made up of this element. You can use it in phrases such as alambre de cobre (copper wire), color cobre (copper color) and utensilios de cobre (copper utensils).
Meaning: reddish-brown metallic chemical element with the atomic number 29, the metal made up of this element (noun)

Which one should you use?

cobre refers to the metal itself, whereas the adjective cobrizo is used to describe something that has the reddish-brown color or appearance of copper.

Related words

Having the reddish-brown colour of copper (adj): cobrizo.

How does it change in a sentence?

When using the adjective cobrizo to describe masculine plural nouns, it must agree in gender and number, changing to cobrizos.

How do you pronounce it?

/ˈkobɾe/

Did you know?

  • The Spanish word cobre originates from the Ancient Greek word for Cyprus, as the island was the primary source of the metal in antiquity.
  • In Old Spanish, the word arambre, which is the ancestor of the modern word for wire alambre, originally meant 'bronze'.

Examples in context

  • El número atómico del cobre es 29.
    The atomic number for copper is 29.
    This sentence is useful for stating the atomic number of cobre.
    Tatoeba #2533153 by marcelostockle, translation #13465619 by rul
  • El cobre y la plata son dos metales.
    Copper and silver are both metals.
    This sentence shows cobre used alongside silver to describe metals.
    Tatoeba #496816 by Shishir, translation #280505 by CK
  • El muchacho robó la moneda de cobre.
    The boy stole the copper coin.
    This sentence uses cobre to describe a specific type of coin.
    Tatoeba #5038567 by don_ramon, translation #3451051 by rhus
  • El alambre está hecho de cobre.
    The wire is made of copper.
  • 9 more sentences on Tatoeba

Example conversation

Mateo and Sofía are looking at some old jewelry in a shop.

  1. Mateo

    ¿Es este anillo de oro o de cobre?
    Is this ring gold or copper?
  2. Sofía

    Parece que es de cobre, Mateo.
    It looks like it is copper, Mateo.
  3. Mateo

    El cobre tiene un brillo muy bonito.
    The copper has a very beautiful shine.
  4. Sofía

    Sí, pero es un metal muy común.
    Yes, but it is a very common metal.

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